New Year traditions of ethnic minority people to be recreated
The Vietnam National Villages for Ethnic Culture and Tourism will host a series of cultural events next month to recreate the New Year atmosphere of ethnic minority villages in northern Vietnam.
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam National Villages for EthnicCulture and Tourism in Hanoi will host a series of cultural events, themed “SacHoa” (Colours of Flowers), next month to recreate the New Year atmosphere ofethnic minority villages in northern Vietnam.
The events will be held from December 1, 2018 to January 2, 2019,according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
One of the highlights is the recreation of a highland market of ethnicpeople ahead New Year which features the distinctive cultures of mountainoustribes, like H’Mong, Lao, Khang, Thai, Tay, Dao and Kho Mu, and their folkgames and traditional food.
At the market, visitors can also see how H’Mong people practicetraditional blacksmithing and how craftsmen from the Lao ethnic minority groupin Dien Bien province make unique pieces of brocade. Lao people’s brocade weavinghas been recognised as an intangible cultural heritage.
Khang ethnic people from Quynh Nhai, Son La province will bring to theevent their traditional festival of “ruou can” (fermented rice wine drunk outof a jar using pipes) which takes place from Lunar January to Lunar March towish for health, solidarity and prosperity.
The making of “xoi ngu sac” (five-colour sticky rice) and “banh day gacdo” (white, flat round cake made of glutinous rice and gac fruit) by Dao peoplewill also be on display.
A folk music show named “Hoa cua Da” (Flowers of Stone) will be held inthe garden of Tam Giac Mach, or buckwheat flower, in the Vietnam NationalVillages for Ethnic Culture and Tourism, featuring ethnic songs and dances thatdepict the beauty of the nature and people of the northwestern region.
Buckwheat flower is a tiny wild pinkflower with triangular-shaped leaves that blooms on the rocky Dong Vanhighlands in the northernmost province of Ha Giang. –VNA
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